April 2024 - SCPC | Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition

Apr 22, 2024

Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition Opposes CMS Final Rule on Minimum Staffing Standards for LTC Facilities

The Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC), the leading national voice for the long-term care pharmacy sector, released a statement today regarding its opposition to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) final rule on minimum staffing standards for long-term care (LTC) facilities.

Apr 14, 2022

Health Equity and Access to LTC Pharmacy Services

Limited community access to LTC pharmacy services has implications for achieving health equity in LTC. The confluence of needs for long-term care and chronic health care services among Medicare beneficiaries who need LTC should be central to policy making. Congress and CMS should craft integrated policies that address chronic health care and LTC needs for individuals living in the community, and medication management should be central to such efforts.

Apr 29, 2021

SCPC Statement on President Joe Biden’s Speech before Joint Session of Congress

SCPC Applauds President Biden’s Commitment for Senior’s Health Care; Calls on Administration to Prioritize Long-term Care Pharmacies in Provider Relief Fund Allocations Washington, DC – In response to President Joe Biden’s address to a Joint session of Congress yesterday evening, the Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC) offered the following statement from SCPC President and CEO Alan Rosenbloom: “Yesterday, […]

Apr 7, 2021

SCPC Statement on Importance of Including LTC Pharmacies in COVID Relief Funding

Provider Relief Fund Must Not Overlook Long-Term Care Pharmacies Washington, DC –In advance of the Department of Health and Human Services allocating assistance from the Provider Relief Fund, the Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC) today offered the following statement from SCPC President and CEO, Alan Rosenbloom: As the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) determines Provider […]

Apr 30, 2020

SCPC Praises Medicaid Directors’ Letter to HHS Stressing Urgency of CARES Act Funding Distribution

“Fair Share” of Funds to Long-Term Care Pharmacies Needed to Sustain Nursing Home Patients’ Key Prescription Medication Needs Washington, DC – Reiterating the importance of front-line nursing home pharmacies to sustaining vulnerable seniors’ prescription medication needs during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC) today praised a National Association of Medicaid Directors (NAMD) […]

Apr 29, 2020

Citing Threat to Seniors’ Nursing Home Care and Pandemic-Generated Economic Crisis, SCPC Letter to HHS Sec Azar Seeks LTC Pharmacy Relief Funding

America’s Key Front-Line Nursing Home Pharmacies Eligible for, Warrant HHS-Administered Aid Washington, DC – Noting front-line nursing home pharmacies provide essential medication and clinical services to the nation’s most vulnerable seniors, the Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC) issued a letter to Health and Human Service (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar seeking emergency relief funding to prevent […]

Apr 27, 2020

CARES Act Funds Required for Economically Stressed Front-Line Nursing Home Pharmacists

SCPC: HHS Urged to Allocate Funds Necessary to Sustain Seniors’ Essential Prescription Medication Needs Washington, DC – Warning that key nursing home pharmacies providing essential medications and clinical management expertise to seniors in nursing homes risk widespread business failure if worsening economic circumstances continue, the Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC) today said the nation’s long-term […]

Apr 23, 2020

Front-Line Nursing Home Pharmacies, Seniors Under Their Specialized Care Warrant CARES Act Emergency Funding

Economic Stress Taking Toll on Pharmacists Responsible for Life-Saving Medication Management Washington, DC – As economic stress mounts on front-line nursing home pharmacies and pharmacists, the Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC) today stressed the urgency of ensuring long-term care (LTC) pharmacies receive federal relief funds from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Relief […]

Apr 23, 2020

SCPC Applauds New CMS Part D Plan Guidance as Win for Nursing Home Patients, Front-Line Long-Term Care (LTC) Pharmacies Who Serve Them

New Guidance on “Prior Authorization” and “Short Cycle Dispensing” Cited Washington, DC – Calling newly-revised Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) guidance to Medicare Part D Plans (PDP) a victory for vulnerable seniors in nursing homes and the front-line long-term care (LTC) pharmacies who serve them, the Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC) today applauded […]